On Story"Raising Stakes, Reversals, and Payoffs"
Thriller master writer/director Shane Black (KISS KISS BANG BANG, LETHAL WEAPON) discusses the critical elements of a taut, suspense-filled movie - raising stakes, unexpected reversals, and satisfying payoffs - using examples from such classics as ROCKY, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, and LA FEMME NIKITA. Followed by the apocalyptic short film Blind Spot by writer/director Matthew Nayman. D

2:00 pm

Dialogue"Samuel Hunter"
Host Marcia Franklin talks with Moscow native playwright Samuel Hunter about his works and the influence of Idaho in his plays. Hunter, who was in Boise recently to help direct one of his plays, is the recipient of a 2011 Obie Award, the equivalent of a Tony Award for off-Broadway productions, for his play A Bright New Boise.G

Crafting at the Spotted Canary"Things That Wrap A Gift"
We're wrapping gifts - quickly and with special personalization. Learn how to make custom wrapping paper using stamps - you can create just about any motif or design. Then, it's card making including how to make an envelope and a box. D

4:00 pm

Globe Trekker"Around The World - Silk Road: X'ian to Kashgar"
In China, Megan McCormick follows the legendary trade route along which caravans of treasures once found their way into Europe.G

5:00 pm

The Artist Toolbox"Isabel & Ruben Toledo"
"I do what I do because I love to do it," cries the passionate, acclaimed fashion designer Isabel Toledo who, in addition to other achievements, designed the gown First Lady Michelle Obama wore at her husband's inauguration. Join host John Jacobsen as he strolls through Isabel's atelier, and take a peek at the eclectic New York studio of her husband Ruben Toledo, as he creates. How do you define art? "Feeling!" says Ruben. D

5:30 pm

Sun Studio Sessions"Delta Blues Experience, Part Two"
Delta Blues Experience Part 2: In this episode, Delta blues musicians; including Bobby Rush, James "Super Chikan" Johnson and Cedric Burnside perform blues classics and originals while sharing stories about their songs, the stories behind them and the historical importance of blues music. D

6:00 pm

Austin City Limits"Arcade Fire"
The alternative rock superstars perform hits and tunes from their Grammy Award-winning album The Suburbs.G

7:00 pm

Great Performances at the Met"Rigoletto"
Director Michael Mayer has placed his new production of Verdi's towering tragedy in Las Vegas in 1960. Piotr Beczala is the womanizing Duke, Zeljko Lucic is his tragic sidekick, Rigoletto, and Diana Damrau is Rigoletto's daughter, Gilda. D

9:30 pm

Sun Studio Sessions"Delta Blues Experience, Part Two"
Delta Blues Experience Part 2: In this episode, Delta blues musicians; including Bobby Rush, James "Super Chikan" Johnson and Cedric Burnside perform blues classics and originals while sharing stories about their songs, the stories behind them and the historical importance of blues music. D

10:00 pm

Austin City Limits"Arcade Fire"
The alternative rock superstars perform hits and tunes from their Grammy Award-winning album The Suburbs.G

11:00 pm

Great Performances at the Met"Rigoletto"
Director Michael Mayer has placed his new production of Verdi's towering tragedy in Las Vegas in 1960. Piotr Beczala is the womanizing Duke, Zeljko Lucic is his tragic sidekick, Rigoletto, and Diana Damrau is Rigoletto's daughter, Gilda. D